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TIL Only humans have a uvula

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OoKLL TIL in 1983 Stevie Nicks starred in Hands Off!: A Unique New System of Self Defence Against Assault for the Women of Today. Written by Bob Jones, an Australian martial arts expert who worked security for Fleetwood Mac, The Beatles, Joe Cocker, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, and other big names.
NX0L6 TIL that American country, bluegrass and folk has significant influence from the Ulster Scots (or Scots-Irish) that migrated from what is now Northern Ireland to the Appalachian region. Their contribution to this genre is particularly evident in the use of the fiddle, banjo, and dulcimer.
0L5L TIL a woman changed clothes while on a tour of Iceland and people thought she went missing because they didn’t recognize her. The woman joined a search party looking for herself.
W7RQ9 TIL about the most prolific art smuggler in US law enforcement history, Subhash Kapoor. The true extent of loot taken from countries around the world is unknown but one of the statues stolen from India went for 5 million dollars -- sold to the National Gallery of Australia.
e0mY6 TIL Marvel Comics G.I. Joe #21 (1984) was a completely silent issue. Writer/Artist Larry Hama wanted a complete story - beginning, middle, end, conflict, characterization, action, solid resolution - without the word balloons, captions, and sound effects.